5th Student Symposium - 2018

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    The Impact of High Performance Work System on Innovative Employee Behavior of Operational Employee Behavior with Special Reference to One of Leading Tiles Manufacturing Company in Sri Lanka
    (5th HRM Student Research Symposium 2018, Department of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Siriwardana, S. W.; Silva, H. M. S. V.
    The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of high performance work system on innovative employee behavior of operational employees in one of leading tiles manufacturing companies in Sri Lanka. This is a quantitative study conducted within the positivistic research philosophy using the deductive approach. This study was an individual-level study with a sample of 68 operational level employees. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the sample. Survey strategy was followed and a self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. Simple linear regression was used to test the direct impact and it revealed that high performance work system impact on innovative employee behavior. Further, it found that the employee engagement is a partial mediator on the relationship between high performance work system (HPWS) and innovative employee behavior. Findings suggest that company can maintain more high performance work system to increase innovative employee behavior. Based on the findings, it is suggested to use training programs and compensation practices to improve innovative behavior during the working time and to develop ability enhancing practices like training programs to stimulate employees in order to generate new knowledge and utilize the gained knowledge to meet higher performance standards.
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    The Impact of Perceived Organizational Support on Organizational Citizenship Behavior: The Mediating Effect of Employee Engagement
    (5th HRM Student Research Symposium 2018, Department of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Lankathilalaka, D. S. M.; Janadari, M. P. N.
    Nowadays employees are not only concern about the pay which they receive for their work, but also about how organization values their contribution and care about their well-being. Thus, employees expect from employers, to accommodate them with long-term, perceived organizational support at work. Therefore, employers focused on maintaining a sustainable workforce by promoting perceived organizational support which ultimately leads to build high levels of organizational citizenship behavior. The main purpose of this study is to identify the impact of perceived organizational support on organizational citizenship behavior by considering the mediating effect of employee engagement in staff and officer grade employees at People’s Bank in Colombo Region. Data were collected from 140 staff and officer grade employees through a survey questionnaire. The study sample was selected using the simple random sampling technique. Data analysis was performed by using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The results indicated that there is a positive moderate relationship between perceived organizational support and organizational citizenship behavior with the mediation effect of employee engagement. Furthermore, the findings of the study indicated that employee engagement partially mediates the impact of perceived organizational support and organizational citizenship behavior
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    The Impact of Perceived Organizational Support on Employee Engagement of Sewing Machine Operators of Polytex Garments (Pvt) Ltd at Ja- Ela in Sri Lanka
    (5th HRM Student Research Symposium 2018, Department of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) De Alwis, R. A. S. J. N.; Devadas, U.M.
    The purpose of this study was to test identify the impact of perceived organizational support on employee engagement of sewing machine operators in apparel industry with special reference Polytex garments (Pvt) Ltd. In deciding the sample size of this research the researcher used 70 operational level employees for the sample. Primary data were used to test the hypothesis of this study. Primary data were collected through standard questionnaire given to sewing machine operators. The data which collected from the questionnaire, analyzed descriptively using tables, frequencies and percentages. Simple linear regression analysis was used for data analysis. Results indicate that there is a positive impact of perceived organizational support on employee engagement. An engaged employee cares about their work and about the performance of the company and they want to feel that their efforts could make a difference. Based on these findings it is recommended to improve relationship through manager support as well as team mate’s support which will improve the social network of employee to coordinate effective leadership and build up physical environment for enhance employee engagement through organization support